Karl-Anthony Towns, with 31 points, and Josh Hart, again author of a triple-double, brought the excellent series of the New York Knicks to nine victories in a row in the NBA this Wednesday after the success against the Jazz of the Utah (119-103).
The Knicks are hot on the heels of the Celtics
Thanks to this new victory, the Knicks consolidate their 3rd place in the Eastern Conference, just behind the Boston Celtics. In the absence of Jalen Brunson, New York’s leading scorer injured, Towns and Hart took over. In addition to his 31 points, Towns grabbed 21 rebounds. Hart scored 15 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and gave 12 assists, his second consecutive triple-double. Mikal Bridges also stood out, with 27 points.
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For the Jazz, on the other hand, it is the fifth defeat in a row, despite the 25 points of Collin Sexton and Jordan Clark. The team is 14th in the West.
Jaden Ivey taken out on stretcher
In Detroit, the Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 105-96 but the evening was spoiled by the injury of their guard Jaden Ivey, hit in the left knee at the start of the fourth quarter. After a duel with Cole Anthony, Ivey collapsed to the ground and writhed in pain. He was eventually taken off the field on a stretcher.
“Seeing something like this is terrible for the whole group”said teammate Tobias Harris. “Obviously this is a big victory for us (the Pistonts are 9th in the East, the Magic 4th), but after the match, the group gathered to pray ». Ivey, top scorer with 22 points, had until then shown the way to the Pistons.
The Raptors regain victory
The Toronto Raptors, buoyed by the return of Immanuel Quickley, ended their 11-game losing streak by winning 130-113 at home against the Brooklyn Nets 130-113. Scottie Barns scored 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Quickley, who missed 22 games with a torn elbow ligament, added 21 points and 15 assists to help Toronto bounce back from a tough loss. against the Celtics in Boston.
In Washington, Jordan Poole, returning from injury, scored 30 points to propel the Wizards to a 125-107 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
13e triple-double pour Jokic
The Miami Heat, fueled by Tyler Herro’s 32 points and Bam Adebayo’s 23 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, led the game from start to finish against the New Orleans Pelicans, last in the West (119 -108). Trey Murphy III’s 34 points were not enough for the Pelicans, mourning after the car-ramming attack which left at least 15 dead in New Orleans.
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In Denver, Nikola Jokic achieved his 13th triple-double of the season, scoring 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists for the Nuggets against the Atlanta Hawks (139-120). Jokic had nearly had a triple-double by halftime and, with the game in hand, he sat for the entire fourth quarter.
